 Daley’s radio career began at the BBC in Northern Ireland in 1983 as a reporter.He switched channels in 1985 to Downtown Radio where he produced and presented his own nighttime Indie music and talk show—exposing new bands.Moving to London, England in the late 1980s, Daley joined BBC Greater London Radio (GLR), the station whose presenter line-up included Chris Evans, Kevin Greening, Janis Long, and Johnnie Walker MBE.